Visiting my country with AP

[Juri 0]

I recently got AP and I am planning to visit my family and prepare for a wedding.

I searched about AP and it seems like people visit their country for the emergency reasons. Am I able to return to the U.S. after just visit my family and for a wedding preparation. Will I have trouble go through the customs?

[Khallaf 650]

41 minutes ago, Juri said:

I recently got AP and I am planning to visit my family and prepare for a wedding.

I searched about AP and it seems like people visit their country for the emergency reasons. Am I able to return to the U.S. after just visit my family and for a wedding preparation. Will I have trouble go through the customs?

if you have your AP/EAD card you can travel in and out as long as it is valid until you receive your CC in hand.

 

if you do not have this if you leave USA you will not be allowed back in, and then a CR1 visa will be required to return.

Edited April 26, 2019 by Khallaf

[Ann&James 179]

1 hour ago, Juri said:

I recently got AP and I am planning to visit my family and prepare for a wedding.

I searched about AP and it seems like people visit their country for the emergency reasons. Am I able to return to the U.S. after just visit my family and for a wedding preparation. Will I have trouble go through the customs?

AP is not only used for emergency reasons. You should not have any trouble returning to the US. Lots of people use it to visit friends and family.

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

1 hour ago, Juri said:

I recently got AP and I am planning to visit my family and prepare for a wedding.

I searched about AP and it seems like people visit their country for the emergency reasons. Am I able to return to the U.S. after just visit my family and for a wedding preparation. Will I have trouble go through the customs?

This is a common misconception but yes you can travel outside the country with AP for whatever reason you want. Also you won't have trouble going through the POE so just be natural and don't worry. 

[Juri 0]

48 minutes ago, Khallaf said:

if you have your AP/EAD card you can travel in and out as long as it is valid until you receive your CC in hand.

 

if you do not have this if you leave USA you will not be allowed back in, and then a CR1 visa will be required to return.

Hi Thank you so much for your answer!

yes I have AP/EAD card. 

[Juri 0]

6 minutes ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

This is a common misconception but yes you can travel outside the country with AP for whatever reason you want. Also you won't have trouble going through the POE so just be natural and don't worry. 

Got it:) Thank you so much for answering my question! 

[Juri 0]

30 minutes ago, Ann&James said:

AP is not only used for emergency reasons. You should not have any trouble returning to the US. Lots of people use it to visit friends and family.

Okay! Thanks a lot

[Just Paul 4,595]

AP/EAD travel is no problem.  You still go thru immigrations and customs.  Usually you can go with your spouse the the USC line.  It just depends on the "Greeter" / airport.  Otherwise both go thru the foreign passport line.

[Larisa 0]

Hi Juri I traveled on AP last year and everything went well. Just remember that you'll be send to secondary inspection but that is standard procedure and nothing to worry about. 

[Juri 0]

2 hours ago, Larisa said:

Hi Juri I traveled on AP last year and everything went well. Just remember that you'll be send to secondary inspection but that is standard procedure and nothing to worry about. 

Hi Larisa.That’s good to know!

I can mentally prepare for that.

 

Thanks a lot!

 

Edited April 27, 2019 by Juri

[PolskaKielbasia 67]

4 hours ago, Larisa said:

Hi Juri I traveled on AP last year and everything went well. Just remember that you'll be send to secondary inspection but that is standard procedure and nothing to worry about. 

FWIW my wife was not sent to secondary when she came back earlier this year on AP.

[Larisa 0]

17 hours ago, PolskaKielbasia said:

FWIW my wife was not sent to secondary when she came back earlier this year on AP.

Then she got lucky but it's normal to go through secondary with AP.